Survey of emergency and surgical capacity in the conflict-affected regions of sri lanka

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 428-432

  Taira, Breena R ^a   Cherian, Meena N ^b   Yakandawala, Harischandra ^b   Kesavan, R ^b   Samarage, S M ^c   Desilva, Mohan ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; SRI LANKA; STANDARD; SURGERY; WAR;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; SRI LANKA; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WAR;

EID: 77949275816     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0254-5     Document Type: Article

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